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Plato and his student Aristotle believed in the geocentric theory. It was the ruling explanation model about how our solar system was put together for several hundreds of years.
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Who introduced the idea of ellipitical orbits in geocentric theory?
Aristotle first thought that the Earth was the center of the solar system. Ptolemy was the second one to think of the theory.
When was the geocentric theory invented?
Ptolemy invented the geocentric theory during the second century A.D.
Is the geocentric theory real?
Depends on what you mean by a theory being real. As a theory it is real. People had thought about it and believed in it. But as a description of reality, it is wrong. The Geocentric theory puts the Earth in the middle, with the Sun and all planets orbiting around the Earth. By now, we're pretty darn sure that's not how it is. The Sun is in the middle, with the planets orbiting around the Sun.
Earth at the center of a series of concentric spheres?
"Geocentric".
Did Copernicus and Galileo believed that earth was at the center of the universe?
They believed in a heliocentric universe. This meaning that the earth was not the center of the universe, but that the sun was. However, many people , including the church, did not agree with this theory. Instead they believed in a geocentric universe. Plato and Aristotle believed in this theory.
Who believed in geocentric theory?
Plato and his student Aristotle believed in the geocentric theory. It was the ruling explanation model about how our solar system was put together for several hundreds of years.
What astronomer was forced by the inquisition to say he believed in the geocentric theory?
Galileo Galilei
Who introduced the idea of ellipitical orbits in geocentric theory?
Aristotle first thought that the Earth was the center of the solar system. Ptolemy was the second one to think of the theory.
Who discover geocentric theory?
geocentric theory invented by phtolemy
Who formulate the geocentric theory?
ptolemy formulated the geocentric theory...
Who disproved geocentric theory?
Claudius Ptolemy disproved geocentric theory.
When ptolemy developed geocentric theory?
geocentric
Why is it called the geocentric theory?
Geo = about the Earth Centric = in the middle Geocentric = The-Earth-In-The-Middle theory
Geocentric theory originated with the man named?
geocentric theory originated with the man named Aristotle.
When was the geocentric theory invented?
Ptolemy invented the geocentric theory during the second century A.D.
The heliocentric theory challenged the?
Geocentric theory
the heliocentric theory challenged the?
Geocentric theory
